2016 Week 1 · Mon, Sep 12, 2016 · FedExField
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
38
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Washington Commanders
16
PIT -2.5 ✓O 49 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 38–16 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · WAS
30/43, 329 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
1.3 expected points added · +2.2% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
27/37, 300 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
14.9 expected points added · +9.0% completion over expected
Receiving · PIT
8/11 for 126 yds, 2 TD
30% of team targets · 12.2 expected points added
Receiving · WAS
6/10 for 102 yds, 0 TD
23% of team targets · 4.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 27/37 | 300 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 26 | 143 | 5.5 | 2 | 7.4 |
| Fitzgerald Toussaint | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 8 | 11 | 126 | 2 | 30% | 12.2 |
| Eli Rogers | 6 | 7 | 59 | 1 | 19% | -0.1 |
| Sammie Coates | 2 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 8% | 5.7 |
| Jesse James | 5 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 19% | 1.8 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 6 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 24% | -2.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Timmons | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarvis Jones | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Golden | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mitchell | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Shazier | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ross Cockrell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Chickillo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 30/43 | 329 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Jones | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Chris Thompson | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Kirk Cousins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -2.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSean Jackson | 6 | 10 | 102 | 0 | 23% | 4.6 |
| Jordan Reed | 7 | 11 | 64 | 0 | 26% | -3.0 |
| Jamison Crowder | 6 | 10 | 58 | 0 | 23% | -2.8 |
| Pierre Garcon | 6 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 14% | 1.5 |
| Vernon Davis | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2% | 1.8 |
| Chris Thompson | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5% | -1.5 |
| Matt Jones | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 1.0 |
| Josh Doctson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 0.2 |
| Ryan Grant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Foster | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Compton | 4 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bashaud Breeland | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| David Bruton | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norman | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Su'a Cravens | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Reyes | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dashaun Phillips | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kory Lichtensteiger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -2.5
- Closing total
- 49
- PIT moneyline
- -134
- WAS moneyline
- +121
Steelers closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 22.
Total closed 49; the game landed 54 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 79°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Craig Wrolstad
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · WAS 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Jay Gruden